The French Cruiser ‘Emile Bertin’ Escaped Halifax With a Belly Full of Gold
In June 1940, the 581-foot-long French light cruiser Émile Bertin sat docked in Halifax, when back in Europe, French officers gathered in the late Ferdinand Foch’s railway car at Compiègne to sign the humiliating armistice with Nazi Germany —... Read more
Europe’s Last World War II Battle
The small town of Odžak is nestled between the Bosna and Sava rivers, in... Read more
The February 2018 Air War Between Israel, Syria and Iran Was Brief and Violent
Many of us woke up on the morning of Feb. 10, 2018 to news... Read more
‘Black Panther’ Is a Meditation on Leadership
This article contains spoilers for Black Panther. Black Panther is a blockbuster. Marvel’s newest... Read more
Russia’s Stealth-Fighter Deployment in Syria Is a Dangerous Farce
Late in the evening on Feb. 21, 2018, a photograph appeared on social media... Read more
Space travel is expensive and time-consuming. Short of figuring out some sort of warp drive, there’s a good chance...
The U.S. Military Is Not Prepared to Hunt This Many North Korean Missiles
Hunting ballistic-missile launchers would be one of the U.S. military’s most important tasks were hostilities on the Korean peninsula...
The Pentagon Robbed Taxpayers of $16 Billion
Under the law, when a foreign government buys U.S. weapon systems through the Department of Defense those governments are...
Russia’s New Doomsday Weapons Can Beat U.S. Missile Defenses
Russia is developing a host of new strategic nuclear weapons designed to defeat American missile defenses. According to the...
Why Is the Trump Administration Selling Giant Sniper Rifles to Ukraine?
On Dec. 20, 2017, the U.S. State Department publicly announced it was finally issuing an export license for Ukraine...
The French Cruiser ‘Emile Bertin’ Escaped Halifax With a Belly Full of Gold
In June 1940, the 581-foot-long French light cruiser Émile Bertin sat docked in Halifax, when back in Europe, French...
Dr. Strangelove in the Pentagon
If you’re having trouble sleeping thanks to, well, you know who … you’re not alone. But don’t despair. A...
Europe’s Last World War II Battle
The small town of Odžak is nestled between the Bosna and Sava rivers, in the north of present-day Bosnia...
China’s Three ‘Navies’ Each Have the World’s Most Ships
As a friend’s five-year-old puts it, “China has three navies: the regular navy, the police navy and the sneaky navy.”...
Colombia’s Least-Known But Most-Wanted Public Enemy No. 1
This article originally appeared at InSight Crime. Ex-FARC commander “Gentil Duarte” has risen to the top of Colombia’s most-wanted...
The Red Army Saves the Day in ‘The Death of Stalin’
The horrors of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s regime are so nightmarish that it’s hard to imagine ever laughing at...
Four Years After an ISIS Massacre, the Iraqi Air Force Opens a New Academy
On Feb. 21, 2018, the Iraqi government announced that the Iraqi air force had reopened its academy at Balad...
The West Sold Tanks to the Middle East, And Now It’s Frustrated
Ten years ago, the United States approved an arms deal supplying 140 M-1A1 main battle tanks to Iraq. Turkey,...
The Terminator Is Russia’s Ultimate Fighting Vehicle
One of the more interesting parts of the most recent Russian “State Defense Order” is the adoption of the BMPT infantry...
The 9/11 Hijackers Were Iraqis, Right?
I was teaching the day the airplanes hit the World Trade Center. It was the second meeting of “The...
